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Cinnamon Cookies

• 1 cup unsalted butter, sliced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped fine

Glaze:

• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions:
With steel knife in food processor, combine butter, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Process 90 seconds. Add egg yolk. Mix 30 seconds. Add flours, mixing with on/off. Stop when flour has almost disappeared. Fold in nuts. Divide into three 4-inch cylinders and refrigerate.
When ready to bake, sprinkle baking sheets with water and shake off excess. Slice dough 1/4-inch thick; place on baking sheet. Press thin with hand. Combine egg and salt and brush glaze on cookies. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350.